User Guide

Chapter 22 EVB3 333
Preset Keys and Morphing
The Hammond B3 is equipped with 12 switches, located below the lowest octave of
both keyboard manuals. These are the preset keys, and are laid out as an inverted
keyboard octave (black keys, white sharps). They are used to recall drawbar
registrations. These presets could only be altered with a screwdriver on the original B3.
MIDI notes 24 to 35, the octave below the lowest octave of a (non-transposed) 5-octave
keyboard, are used as the preset keys. See “Keyboard Ranges of the Upper and Lower
Manual” on page 325.
You can click these preset keys directly in the graphic user interface of the EVB3. They
are located to the left (Upper) and right (Lower) of the Morph wheel. The current
drawbar registrations are indicated by small vertical lines on each key.
The presets only relate to the registration of a single manual. The presets do not store
vibrato or other parameter settings. The preset keys work in real-time, thus overall
settings (including effects) can be stored and recalled via the Settings menu.
Note: On keys C# to A#, the percussion only works in Percussion Mode Always (see
“Percussion” on page 332).
Disabling MIDI Preset Switching
You can disable the switching of presets with MIDI notes 24 to 35, thus avoiding any
problems that may arise from transpositions. To do so, set the MIDI to Presetkey
parameter to “off.”
Preset keys